Why do some people lie about everything?

Question

I know this one girl, and everyone in her family lies about everything. They even lie about stuff they dont need to. If she drive someone else's car, she'll tell me it's her car and tell me more lies to try covering up her lie.
I mean, everyone in her family is like this and I keep catching them in more and more lies all the time.

What causes people to be like this?

Answer 1

they like the attention

Answer 2

Listen, I know about this because my Ex-wife was and still is a pathological liar and it was one big reason behind our divorce. In her situation, she has a personality disorder called Histrionic (a.k.a. Hysterical) Personality Disorder and it comes from deep seated insecurity and a need to act out in grandiose, excessive or inappropriate ways in an effort to get attention. She lies about everything and even our children don't trust anything she promises them because they know she is as fickle as the wind and will just lie to try to cover up bad behavior or inadequacies, but everyone knows she is just fundamentally dishonest.



Your friend and her family seem to sport a culture of lieing and that is a very bad thing. It makes them all less socially acceptable but they support lieing as if it is a game.



Credibility and Integrity are very important virtues and ones that people should cultivate and protect. DO be in the habit of telling the truth and you will be much more successful in life and have more friends. I hate to tell you this but I would just avoid this girl because if she and her family cannot be trusted in SMALL things, how could they be trusted in BIGGER things that may really matter? If you have romance in mind because you like other things about her, please hold onto your heart because the foundation that keeps love alive is TRUST. She doesn't sound trustworthy and may lead you on or break your heart because that is the culture she grew up in. I feel sorry for her and her family but do watch out for yourself, Sir. You don't have to give her the honor of your respect and trust if she won't be honest with you.

Answer 3

For many reason, one reason is living in a family that keeps lying, the brain of the human (even if he/she doesn't want to) will automatically to send lies to you so that you can say it, even if it won't matter if they said the truth or lie, another thing is trying it once and then liking it and then continuing, and the same thing if someone lied in the past and it made him/her get past a very bad situation, and a very popular reason is that they are looking for popularity or attention (most people in my country does that)...

Answer 4

the reason people lie is because there not sure of them-self and the want to be in a fantasy world and not only that when you start a lie always the following answers will be another lie, its a mental disorder and people are in need of a psychiatrist, if you really like your friend try to helper in talking to her to see a doctor or if you don't care so much about her just let her know that you know what a lire she is and that she is the one been a full cause she is not fulling you.

Answer 5

well maybe she wants people to like her and then they will be her friend so if she lies to someone she might think that you or someone believes in her so she tall,s more lies to cover them up a but i am not sure that i have the question that you are looking for hope this can help you

Answer 6

I would say an urge to feel excepted. For some people it gives them a feeling of self-importance. And in most cases lying is used just because you want attention. I know someone who is EXACTLY like this(-the family part).

Answer 7

There are many different factors that may sway a person to lie. Some people enjoy the attention that they receive from lying. Others enjoy it because they can say what they want to about their life.

Answer 8

i've known someone like that .. and it gets to me now that I look back that he tells lies of things he's never done, doesn't have, and have little hope of doing .. cause he didn't do something he has wanted to do or is looking to do something but probably thinks he's not gonna do it.



what I'm trying to say is they want themselves to feel better CAUSE maybe they didn't become what they wanted to be when they grew up and their lying virus spreaded on their siblings and children : / ..

Answer 9

Insecurity

Answer 10

I think it is because they think their own life is somehow boring, so they tell stories and juice them up to make themselves sound interesting and attempt to impress people around them. People like this are truly sad people and need to realize that their lives are good to go without a bunch of bull stories.

Answer 11

My friend Alexis is like this, I'm the only person she's compeltely honest with, and she admits to lying about her entire life (but only to me), she says it gives her something to talk about, makes people find her more interesting.

Answer 12

As a Nobel Prize winning psychiatrist and author of many books I can't imagine why people would lie like this. I never do.

Answer 13

In order to make themselves more important than they are. Sometimes, just to have something to say...and/or to make there life seem more important than it is. Sometimes it maybe that they are scared to tell the truth.

Answer 14

Nobody can lie about everything. You mistake generalising things by observing her only.

Answer 15

It's easier than telling the truth until you get caught

Answer 16

They want attention. They want to be talked about. They want people to think they are awesome. Or maybe they're hiding something.

Answer 17

Defently cuz of attention

Answer 18

insecurities and egos. they want to make themselves feel better....after a while they start believing their own lies and they feel better

Answer 19

because lying is more interesting than indulging thier own boring lives.

Answer 20

they don't want to get into big trouble, so they lie.